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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator opens the Prologue with the line, "It was a day of soil, sunlight, and" what (xiii)?
(a) "Smoke."
(b) "Food."
(c) "Music."
(d) "Laughter."

2. How does Jay's mother say Jun died in "An Improvement to Society"?
(a) He was shot by police.
(b) He overdosed on drugs.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) He was hanged by a mob.

3. Where does Mia say she is studying in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) University of Santo Tomas.
(b) Ateno de Manila.
(c) UP-Diliman.
(d) Polytechnic University.

4. Where was Jose Rizal executed?
(a) Fort Rodriguez.
(b) Fort Santiago.
(c) San Agustin Church.
(d) Casa Manila.

5. What is Jay's mother's profession?
(a) She is a journalist.
(b) She is an oncologist.
(c) She is a lawyer.
(d) She is a judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who among his children does Tito Maning say is lazy in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

2. What does Jay's aunt tell him he should not have done on the car ride to their home in “A New Silence Arrives”?

3. What word in the novel refers to the drug that they call methamphetamine in the Philippines?

4. Who did Jay tell Jun he thought was beautiful when they were ten?

5. Who stars in Hitch?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Jay's relationships with his siblings?

2. Who is Rodrigo Duterte and how does he factor into the novel?

3. Who does Jay encounter in Maning's office in “Not an Answer to the Question"? What happens in this encounter?

4. What does Jay imagine doing when he encounters his uncle in “The Strength of My Conviction"?

5. What did Jun write about wanting to be when he grew up in his letter from "Things Inside"? How was he criticized for this?

6. From what point of view is the narrative related? Why is this important?

7. What does Jay's father say about his feelings of the Philippines in "Things Inside"?

8. Why does Jay begin to panic after arriving at the airport in “A New Silence Arrives"?

9. What do Mia and Jay do during their time together in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?

10. Where does Jay live? Where was he born and where did he grow up?

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